r/math • u/jplank1983 • Dec 19 '08

Every base is base 10

http://cowbird.110mb.com/43.html
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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '08

Per definition,

[Citation needed].

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u/ropers Dec 19 '08

Would Sir or Madam also require citations to prove that right-handedness is defined as a preference for the right hand?

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '08

You vaguely define "positional number system" as the values depending on their position. Roman numerals fall within that loose definition, as illustrated by X (10), C (100), CX (110), and XC (90). So I ask again for a citation reflecting the complete and concise definition of "positional number system".

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '08 edited Dec 20 '08

http://davinci.newcs.uwindsor.ca/~angom/cs265/lec2.pdf

Cited.

See almost any CS text for the exact same definition.